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7221794239PathosAppeal to beliefs and feelings0
7221799199LogosAppeal to logical reasoning and facts1
7221799925EthosAppeal as having credibility and trustworthiness2
7221804592Rhetorical QuestionA question that you don't expect to be answered in order to provoke thought3
7221805096ParallelismThe repetition of the same word or phrase within a sentence or passage for structure, all ideas equally important4
7221806401AnecdoteShort personal story5
7221814719MetaphorComparison without using comparison words6
7221814720SimileComparison while using comparison words7
7221815234AlliterationRepetition of consonents at the beginning of words8
7221815235HyperboleExaggeration9
7221815601PersonificationGiving an object human or life like qualities10
7221816221AllusionMake reference to a well known person, place, or event11
7221862503SyntaxThe arrangement of sentence structure - speakers may vary the lengths of their sentences12
7221866654ToneAuthor's feelings13
7221867563MoodReader's feelings14
7255285037Anaphorarepetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences15
7255285038DictionAn author's choice of words, used to convey tone16
7255285039Imagerythe use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses17

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